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My Take
Joe Diffie is, to my ear, one of country music's most honest voices. There is real weight in the fact that he spent the mid-1980s as a demo singer before Epic signed him in 1990; that apprenticeship gives his delivery a lived-in credibility no overnight star can fake. I am drawn to artists whose biographies you can hear inside the songs, and his blend of barroom humor and quiet ache does exactly that. His 2002 induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame was well deserved, and his death in 2020 felt like losing a genuine craftsman far too early.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joe Diffie
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョー・ディフィー
- Reading
- じょー・でぃふぃー
- Born
- December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Cameron University
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://joediffie.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Diffie
Frequently asked questions
When was Joe Diffie born?
December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020.
Where is Joe Diffie from?
Joe Diffie is from Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
What does Joe Diffie do?
Joe Diffie works as singer, singer-songwriter, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.